In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008 Music: Mavis Staples/Hard Times In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008 Please Bookmark This: … more →
Et Cetera: Publick and Privat CuriositiesRustbelt Radical wrote 1 week ago: … more →
DJB wrote 1 month ago: California singer-songerwriter Kate Wolf died of leukemia at the age of 44 in 1986, but her songs co … more →
thehelplessdancer wrote 1 month ago: This week it is time for some live soul music from the great Mavis Staples this track is taken from … more →
gavortnik wrote 2 months ago: I wouldn’t exactly call the Great Famine an act of God, Shanoah. The reasons are a little hard … more →
thedailyrecord wrote 2 months ago: (The iPod has come a long way since its introduction in Oct., 2001. What has commercial radio d … more →
mpd57 wrote 2 months ago: I saw this lady sing a while back and even though she was suffering from the sniffles she was s … more →
andrew greer wrote 3 months ago: Style: Traditional Gospel/R&B with a lil’ rock ‘n’ roll; compare to Mavis Sta … more →
amyking wrote 4 months ago: Raise the volume, dance around, and don’t forget to hear the lyrics… Ms. Mavis Stap … more →
DirtyLinen wrote 4 months ago: Headliners Include Ohio Players, Los Lobos, Mavis Staples, Hugh Masekela & Egypt 80, Cherish The … more →
Kate wrote 5 months ago: When I asked him how he was doing he said, “Not too good, not good… But I have a roof o … more →
DJB wrote 5 months ago: In searching the Internet this morning, I found a post on the Daily Kos’ Street Prophets secti … more →
riskrapper wrote 6 months ago: We honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by calling on our fellow countrymen to ded … more →
30daysout wrote 6 months ago: This week we celebrate a moment of optimism and hope as welcome a new leader. But first we take th … more →
Stephen Pate wrote 6 months ago: Mavis Staples, Photo by Jalylah Burrell I found this gem from the Philly Folk Festival 2007.Mavis wa … more →
disembedded wrote 6 months ago: In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008 Music: Mavis Staples/Hard Times … more →
cmaswedding wrote 7 months ago: Mavis Staples’s earthy contralto was the Staple Singers’ prime asset, and she finally re … more →
themusicsover wrote 7 months ago: Roebuck “Pops” Staples December 28, 1914 – December 19, 2000 The patriarch of one … more →
ginavivinetto wrote 7 months ago: By Trish Bendix Barack Obama has won his place in the White House, so naturally, the next topic of d … more →
jvrabel7 wrote 8 months ago: Billboard — Last year, Mavis Staples released a revelatory collection of protest songs (”We … more →